Elihu’s Angry Response

32 So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.(A) Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite(B) from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified(C) himself rather than God. He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.[a]

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he. But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:3 Ancient Jewish tradition reads condemned God

Elihu Rebukes Job and His Three Friends

32 Then these three men ceased from answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes. So Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, from the clan of Ram, became angry.[a] He became angry[b] at Job because he justified himself rather than God, and he became angry[c] at his three friends because they had not found an answer, and they had declared Job guilty. Thus Elihu had waited for Job to speak[d] because they were older than he.[e] When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he became angry.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:2 Literally “the nose of Elihu became hot”
  2. Job 32:2 Literally “His nose became hot”
  3. Job 32:3 Literally “his nose became hot”
  4. Job 32:4 Literally “in words”
  5. Job 32:4 Literally “they were older than he as far as days”
  6. Job 32:5 Literally “his nose became hot”